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White. Variant of the Latin Amabel. Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annahel Lee' made the form Annabel popular throughout the English-speaking world in the 19th century. The form Annabelle became popular in the mid-2Oth century. Fair. Lovely one. Sometimes used as an independent name associated with the French word belle, meaning beautiful. From the Old German Betlindis, which is derived from the word for snake. Beautiful, loving, lovable. Diminutive of Amabel, Annabel, Belinda, or Isabel. Devoted to God. A Spanish variant of Elizabeth.

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Splendid. Bright. From Old English beorht meaning bright. In use since the Norman Conquest. In World War I a German howitzer was nicknamed Big Bertha. Intelligent. Brave. Sparkling.